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A lieutenant general ranks above a major general [Note 1] and below a general. The pay grade of lieutenant general is O-9. It is equivalent to the rank of vice admiral in the other United States uniformed services which use naval ranks. It is abbreviated as LTG in the Army, LtGen in the Marine Corps, and Lt Gen in the Air Force and Space Force.
Flag of an Army lieutenant general. The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the United States Army, and the first to have a specified number of appointments set by statute. It ranks above major general (two-star general) and below general (four-star general).
Flag of an Army lieutenant general. The rank of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is the second-highest rank normally achievable in the United States Army, and the first to have a specific number of authorized positions for it set by statute. It ranks above major general (two-star general) and below general (four-star general).
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank originates from the Old European System.The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general.
The commissioned officer ranks of the United States Army can be split into three categories, from highest to lowest: general officers, field grade officers and company grade officers. [1] General officers encompass the ranks from brigadier general up. [ 1 ]
Authorized grade of lieutenant general to be specially conferred once to acknowledge distinguished services of a major general of the Army (John M. Schofield). Act of June 6, 1900 31 Stat. 655: Assigned ex officio rank of lieutenant general to the senior major general of the line commanding the Army (Nelson A. Miles). Act of February 2, 1901
For example, the nomination of Major General Ryan F. Gonsalves to the rank of lieutenant general, and assignment as commanding general of U.S. Army Europe in 2017 was withdrawn, [239] after an investigation was launched into the general's inappropriate comment to a female congressional staffer. [240]
This page shows the lieutenant-general insignia, by country, for the rank of lieutenant general in the different branches of the armed forces. Air force [ edit ]